The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-17
SIGNIFICANT!
Some or the Last Public Opinions
OF a Great Man.

xev YORK Corresponds nee Cleveland Leader.
One has q most excellent oppOr-
tupity 20 study "Maa as repre- sented
by the average New Workers. Among
the wealthy classes, very many OF
them have the waxy skin, dropsicai
flesh, and pulled eyes that arc IN
dicative OF serious kidney affection.
.Bri1ht'sdisease" Is plainly written
On their faces. Since General Lo-
can's death the subject OF rheuma
tism Is being discussed by the medi-
cal profession.
Every intelligent person, with any
knowledge Of the human system, IS
well aware that il the kidneys are In
GOOD condition all unnecessary ma
terial Is regularly carried of by
them. II not, various acids, such as
uric acid, one Of the chief causes OF
rheumatism, are left 10 excess, Great
ing deposits that cause all sorts q
chronic organic diseases. It would
eeem. therefore. that rheumatism,
like dropsy, is not disease, but the
result Of a disease. and it is safe to
saw that IL the stomach and kidneys
are kept In healthful condition, there
will be no deaths from rheumatism.
General Logan was we'll awsre that
his disease was Of the kidneys, and
once expressed himself in indignant
terms at the folly OF doctors treat
ing him for rheumatism. when 1t was
the kidneys that caused his attacks.
The high living and the excesses In
ali things, prevalent among wealthy
men In large cities, especially IN
New York. Is the chief cause for
Brioht's disease. and tho arist0cratio
trouble known as rheumatism, even
as insufficient and improper food
brings about the came results among
the very poor.
The above article, which we re-
produce because OF its general in
terest. is very significant. The pub.
lie believes that rheumatism IL an
effect OF diseased bleod. this disease
being caused by uric acid or kidney
poison. Enough OF this Is develop.
ed daily to kill several men, and Il
II 10 not removed by the kidneys q:
fast as formed, 1t gradually ruins
the health.
This fact Is . scientific demonstra'
ton. ),
II doctors do not admit it, 1t !:
probably because they do not wisl
! to attract attention to the menace
deraDged kidneys offers to the gen
eral health, since they hare no au
thorized specific for these organs.
General Logan knew what his rea
trouble was, and he recognized tn
nonsense OF treating the effects-th'
real seat Of the disease Was the kid
news. Senator Sittig OF Illinois
whose vote elected Logan senatn
after four months Of balloting, tell
rs that Logan often complained Z
hin, OF great distress In his kidneys
Disease OF the kidneys always pro
duces rheumatism. aud besides that
Il causes paralysis, apopiexy, I'M
potency, stomach and blood disord
ers. brain troubles, female com
rlaints and countless other disease
which weuld almost never develop
| the blood was kept free OF uric aci'
/ or kidney poison.
These facts the public recognize
even through medical gentlemen TO
very evident reasons, will not public
Inv acknowledge them lest, perchanc
some proprietary medicine, lik
Warmers saia cure, now admitted Z
be the only scientific specific, VII
get the benefit.
Fie on such bigotry! 1t has Dee
authoritatively stated time aud agai
that there can be no real SCUM
health II there Is any false action G
the kidneys. Insurance co,npanie
refuse millions OF risks on N,
groud atone. hence 1t Is that there
such universal popularity given :
the great preparation ngmed--
popularity that Is based upoh u
4rinsic merit.
Too mach dependence upon pre-
feseionai advice. especially In mat
tiers over which medical men adm
they have no power. too o1tea Kesu'
very disa strous!y, but Of what use
the victim is experience gained .
fatal disaster?
How much better II Is to be guide
by an uapreiudiced public opil
ion In such inattsra.
Had Logan been SO guided, !
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